The US inches ever closer to attacking Iran

Friday, October 28, 2005

News for 10-27-05

10-27-05 - Coverage of Americans wounded in Iraq war leaves US media hurting


10-27-05 - Syria urges dialogue with US as UN mulls tough action


10-27-05 - EU demands Syria cooperate with Hariri probe


10-27-05 - Arab States Silent on Iran's Remarks "We have recognized the state of Israel and we are pursuing a peace process with Israel, and ... we do not accept the statements of the president of Iran," Palestinian negotiator Saeb Erekat said. "This is unacceptable."


10-27-05 - Changes to Syria Draft Resolution Sought China and Russia, two veto-wielding members of the U.N. Security Council, made clear in a first round of meetings that they would oppose a draft resolution threatening sanctions against Syria unless the document undergoes changes, diplomats said.



10-27-05 - Republicans Cut Several Programs in Budget Americans suffer because much-needed funds are being diverted to the neocon's war machine.


10-27-05 - Assassinations in Lebanon; Pipelines in Haifa As many have suspected, the volatile Bolton was dispatched to the UN to pave the way for war with Syria and Iran. His baseless attacks on Damascus have done nothing to disprove that conclusion....The Observer quotes a CIA official who said: 'It has long been a dream of a powerful section of the people now driving this administration and the war in Iraq to safeguard Israel's energy supply as well as that of the United States. The Haifa pipeline was something that existed, was resurrected as a dream, and is now a viable project - albeit with a lot of building to do."



10-27-05 - Danforth Criticizes Christian Sway in GOP Former Sen. John Danforth said Wednesday that the political influence of evangelical Christians is hurting the Republican Party and dividing the country.


10-27-05 - CIA leak illustrates selective use of intelligence on Iraq


10-27-05 - Blair rebukes Iran for threats against Israel


10-27-05 - Galloway given 18m barrels of oil from Saddam, claims independent US report


10-27-05 - Lebanon rejects UN militia report Lebanon has rejected a United Nations report that calls for Lebanese militias to disarmed in line with Security Council resolution 1559


10-27-05 - From December 2004: A state of chaos George Bush has purged the last of his father's senior advisers, handing over control to his neocon allies .....Republican elders who warned of endless war are purged. Those who advised Bush that Saddam was building nuclear weapons, that with a light military force the operation would be a "cakewalk", and that capturing Baghdad was "mission accomplished", are rewarded.


10-27-05 - Cheney, Libby Blocked Papers To Senate Intelligence Panel


10-27-05 - Congress keeps ducking Niger investigation


10-27-05 - FBI Director Robert Mueller, U.N. Ambassador John Bolton to Keynote ADL Meeting in New York FBI Director Robert Mueller and U.N. Ambassador John Bolton are scheduled to keynote the Anti-Defamation League's 2005 National Commission Meeting in New York City


10-27-05 - 'I don't understand - people will see us as irrational' Mehran, a 30-year old civil engineer, said: "This is not anything new. Ayatollah Khomeini said this before but I think it is irrational to say a whole country should be wiped off the face of the earth. When the heads of a state say such irrational things it's natural that public opinion in the international community will turn against Iran."



10-27-05 - Confused about the CIA leak case? Start here.


10-27-05 - Flashback May 2004: Reports on Israeli assassin, spy ring confirmed BEIRUT: Newspaper reports that an Israeli spy ring was trying to assassinate top officials here were confirmed Tuesday. But there was no confirmation as to reports that Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah, the leader of the Hizbullah resistance movement, was among the targets.




10-27-05 - Iranians Said to Back President on Israel


10-27-05 - Prominent anti-war protester arrested at White House


10-27-05 - Congress salutes Israel on U.N. post . The House resolution, passed Thursday, also urges an end to the vilification of Israel at the United Nations and advocates Israel?s permanent membership in the Asian Group, which would accord it more rights More legislation for Israel.


10-27-05 - Israel calls for Iran's expulsion from the U.N. Iran's expulsion from the United Nations would require a Security Council recommendation and two-thirds majority vote in the General Assembly -- unlikely given the traditional support of many developing countries for anti-Israel resolutions.


10-27-05 - EU excoriates Iran for Israel comments But the EU stopped short of backing Israel's call for Iran to be suspended from the UN over the remarks by its president, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.



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